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Guljannat HUSEYNLI
Baku State University,
Faculty of History, junior student
E-mail: guljannathuseynli@gmail.com
THE CAUCASUS ISLAMIC ARMY AND ITS IMPACT ON
GEOPOLITICAL PROCESSES IN SOUTH CAUCASUS IN
THE BEGINNING OF XX CENTURY
Academic advisor:
Javid ALISGANDARLI
Lecturer at Baku State University
Keywords: Caucasus Islamic Army, South Caucasus, Baku, Turkey,
Russia
This research focuses on political aspect of the historical
events in the beginning of the 20
th
century in the South Caucasus.
Moreover, due to word and time period limitation, this research is
aimed to cover only three nations of South Caucasus (mainly
Azerbaijan) and policy of Turkey, Russia, Germany and England
in Caucasus in the beginning of the 20
th
century. The main focus
on the following questions like: How did the arrival of Caucasus
Islamic Army affect the geopolitics of the region? What interests
did Turkey have in the region?
The geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus has drastic-
cally changed during the first decades of the 20
th
century. The
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internal political processes in Russia, the losses of the Ottoman
Empire on the west front and the victory of the Antanta countries
over Germany and its allies in World War I have all contributed to
this change.
Engulfed in a civil war, Russia could not intervene in the
Caucasus region during that period. At the same time due to
failure of Turkish policies in the West, its foreign policy experien-
ced a major shift towards the occupation of Caucasus and further
military and political advancement in the Middle East.
Russia still implemented a colonialist type of policies
towards Azerbaijan, as it was the only Muslim majority country in
the South Caucasus, while supporting Armenia and Georgia as
countries with mainly Christian populations.
In the spring of 1918, Soviet Bolshevik–Dashnak forces
committed genocide against Azerbaijani population in the cities of
Baku, Shamakhi, and etc.
After the massacre of the Muslim population, the profess-
sional staff of the Turkish army, the local population and orga-
nized volunteer groups all formed the Caucasian Islamic Army.
Russia was not satisfied with political developments in
South Caucasus and tried to prevent Turkey from expanding into
the region by strengthening relations with Germany and its ally
Georgia.
The strengthening of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan
as an independent state also made a great impact on the situation
in the region. While Armenia and Georgia had strong positions in
the region as Christian countries, now, Azerbaijan also became
equally strong with its army and territory, gaining ability to
influence geopolitical situation in the region.
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Farrukh ALIYEV
Baku Higher Oil School,
Petroleum Engineering department, 4
th
year student
E-mail: ferruxeliyev@gmail.com
FALSIFIED GENOCIDE AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
AZERBAIJAN AND OTTOMAN EMPIRE
BY GENERAL G.KORGANOFF
Academic advisor: Alemdar SHAHVERDIYEV
Lecturer of Baku Higher Oil School
Keywords: Azerbaijan, Ottoman Empire, 31st March 1918 Geno-
cide, Relationship between Azerbaijan
and Ottoman Empire
The dismemberment of the Azerbaijani people and the divi-
sion of the historical lands of Azerbaijan began with the Treaties
of Gyulistan and Turkmanchai, signed in 1813 and 1828. The
national tragedy of the divided Azerbaijani people continued with
occupation of their lands. As the result of implementation of this
policy, a very rapid mass resettlement of Armenians in Azerbai-
jani lands took place. The policy of genocide became an integral
part of the occupation of Azerbaijani lands. Inspired by dreams of
creating a “Greater Armenia”, Armenians, not even concealing
their intentions, carried out a series of large-scale bloody actions
against Azerbaijanis between 1905 and 1907. Hundreds of settle-
ments were destroyed and razed to the ground; the thousands of
Azerbaijanis were barbarically killed. Taking advantage of the